Overview

In addition, the unit provides economic, financial and policy studies. These include Highway cost allocation studies, comparisons of state automobile taxes, motor carrier fee and tax comparisons, transportation finance studies, benefit-cost analysis, estimates of value of travel time and cost of delay, and estimates of job and income generation from construction projects.

What We Do

Economists at ODOT help the agency carry out its mission by assisting staff, managers, and the Oregon Transportation Commission in making more-informed decisions on development of policy and long-range plans, budgeting, and program and project selection. In this role economists: